On August 4th, Eddie appeared at the Ralph Nader rally at the Rose Garden in
Portland. He played: Soon Forget, Give Me Some Truth by John Lennon, Patriot/People Have the
Power. He
preceeded "Soon Forget" with the same Paul Allen speech he gave last
time he was in the Rose Garden "He gives you something, and then he makes
you pay for it". Eddie remarked that the John Lennon song was about
getting the truth, and he wanted to introduce a man who simply was the truth ...
Ralph.

"Eddie
Vedder is the lead singer and lyricist for Pearl Jam, one of the most popular
and socially conscious bands currently active in the United States. Last year,
he expressed support for a political candidate for the first time by appearing
with Ralph Nader during the Super Rallies leading up to the November election.
Vedder spoke and performed solo acoustic sets in support of Nader's candidacy at
Key Arena in Seattle, the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, and Madison Square Garden in
New York City. Vedder and Pearl Jam have a long history of social activism, and
have already donated more than $2 million to a variety of national and
international causes. They've also recently established a charitable foundation
that aspires to give away roughly half a million dollars to progressive causes
every two years", www.democracyrising.org/

"I went to one rally in Seattle and I'd been watching Ralph
on C-SPAN and have followed him through the years. I noticed that this was the
first year that he was gonna attempt a full-fledged campaign and I volunteered
to help and just showed up in Seattle. I was really amazed at the energy in the room. It was as good and
inspiring as any kind of piece of art or musical performance that I had seen in
my life, which I think says a lot, especially if you know me, because music has
been everything. I think what was so moving about [the rally] was this feeling of
empowerment. There was this hope that you could make a difference, and that
there was someone that you could back that will make a difference", Eddie
Vedder.

08/04/01
- Rose Garden: Portland, OR (Democracy Rising Rally)

Setlist:
Soon Forget, Gimme Some Truth by John Lennon, I Am a Patriot by Steven Van Zandt/People
Have The Power by Patti Smith

"To close the week-long series of concerts and Groundwork 2001 events,
Pearl Jam will be joining other musicians by donating their time to raise
awareness and show their support for the fight against World Hunger with a
performance at Seattle's Key Arena on Monday, October 22. People across the
United States and around the world can also join in by viewing a global
satellite television broadcast and by visiting the event web site and virtual
stadium at www.groundwork2001.org.",
The Food and Agriculture Organization
(FAO) of the United Nations.

On August 18th, was
confirmed that Mike was going to appear at the San Diego Street Scene 2001, an
annual event held over 3 days and featuring over 100 acts on 10 stages.
Stone Gossard "Bayleaf" album was expected to go on sale on Sep.
11th,
Epic was distributing for which Stone wrote all 10 songs. He sings
lead on seven tracks, with pal Ty Wilman handling lead vocals on the other three,
including first single ''Unhand Me.'' The record has been in the works for four
years. Stone has reactivated his
part-time band Brad. Brad rehearsed all month (August) and announced on August 23th that they
were going to play three gigs at Seattle's Breakroom on
Sept. 1-3 to attract record label interest. Pearl Jam's Epic Records label
distributed the two previous Brad albums, "Shame'' (1993) and "Interiors''
(1997). That same day (August 23th) Matt Cameron's sideband "Wellwater
Conspiracy" started a West-Coast Mini-Tour. The first show took place in
West Hollywood at the Roxy.

"We decided that we are going to leave the comfy confines
of Epic Records and look for a new home out of Mom and Dad's basement. Our next journey as Brad is to kinda find our own business hole
to exist
in'' ,
Stone Gossard.

On August 24th,
Eddie joined Matt Cameron´s sideband
Wellwater Conspiracy in San Diego at the Casbah singing on two songs: "Red
Light Green Light" and "Felicity´s Surprise".